Flower Auction
I shot this flower auction last week for an upcoming Valentines Day features. . Vendors from all over the GTA gather here to bid on flowers for their shops and stores.
It was fun to shoot, minus the 6 a.m. start.

A worker at the Ontario Flower Growers Co-Op in Mississauga, Ont. prepares roses for auction, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Many retailers gathered at the auction to purchase flowers for upcoming Valentines Day.

A worker at the Ontario Flower Growers Co-Op in Mississauga, Ont. prepares flowers for auction, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Many retailers gathered at the auction to purchase flowers for upcoming Valentines Day.

Flower buyers bid on flowers at the Ontario Flower Growers Co-Op in Mississauga, Ont. during an auction, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Many retailers gathered at the auction to purchase flowers for upcoming Valentines Day.

Jay Gordon, an employee at the Ontario Flower Growers Co-Op in Mississauga, Ont. prepares flowers for pickup following an auction, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Many retailers gathered at the auction to purchase flowers for upcoming Valentines Day.

Chandra Mahalingam, an employee at the Ontario Flower Growers Co-Op in Mississauga, Ont. prepares flowers for pickup following an auction, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Many retailers gathered at the auction to purchase flowers for upcoming Valentines Day.

Barry Johnstone of Flower Sense in St. Catherines, ON, loads flowers into his vehicle at the Ontario Flower Growers Co-Op in Mississauga, Ont. following an auction, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Many retailers gathered at the auction to purchase flowers for upcoming Valentines Day.
